“终极”问题的由来与延展——从文学和哲学领悟“终极关怀”  

The Origin and Extension of Concerns on the “Ultimate”

作　　者：杨慧林 张靖[2] 司马懿 YANG Huilin;ZHANG Jing;Chloë STARR(不详;School of Chinese Studies and Cultural Exchange,Renmin University of China;Yale Divinity School,USA)

机构地区：[1]不详 [2]中国人民大学国际文化交流学院 [3]耶鲁大学神学院

出　　处：《基督教文化学刊》2020年第2期1-18,共18页Journal for the Study of Christian Culture

摘　　要：现代意义上的"终极关怀"(ultimate concern)出自神学家蒂利希(Paul Tillich)。研究者认为这是他"根据自己的理解以及人类宗教的现象学考察,对上帝‘观念’给出的定义"(1)。为什么考察"人类宗教"竟会如此界定"上帝"?其中的潜台词显然在于:人类自身的经验与人对上帝的理解,其实是相互成全的。“Ultimate Concern”as a modern concept came from theologian Paul Tillich(1886-1965),who used it as“a definition of the meaning of the‘idea’of God as he understands it and as he also finds it exemplified in a phenomenological survey of humankind’s religions.”①Why whould a“survey of humankind’s religions”lead to a definition of the meaning of“God”?The implied meaning is obvious:human experience and understandings of God are interconnected and mutually formed.

关 键 词：终极关怀 现象学考察 蒂利希 潜台词 

分 类 号：B920[哲学宗教—宗教学]